SIGNAL Connections February 2013

When he isn’t serving as an F/A-18 instructor pilot flying out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California, Lt. Ben Kohlmann, USN, is out to change the way people in the military think about the way they do everything.

AFCEA’s Small Business team is hosting a partnership symposium during the AFCEA Homeland Security Conference that features one-on-one meetings between large companies and small businesses to determine partnering potential.

The AFCEA Professional Development Center course schedule for January 2013 to January 2014 is available for viewing and download. Many PDC courses qualify for continuing education units in support of CompTIA certifications: A+, Security+, Network+ and CompTIA Advanced Security Professional. Additional learning formats are now offered, including shorter more focused courses.

Congratulations go out to Master Sgt. Kiyon Buckley, USAF, of the Texas region, who was named the 2012 Young AFCEAN of the Year, and to 13 Regional Distinguished Young AFCEANs, 16 Distinguished Young AFCEANs and seven Emerging Leadership Award winners.

A slow down in data transmission can be deadly in the military environment, where it can mean lost lives. In a white paper that compares available information transport technologies, experts from Aspera Incorporated tackle the topic of moving big data quickly over wide area networks.